Sports Rehabilitation

It will come as no surprise that those involved with sports, athletics, or consistent exercise routines experience more stress, pressure, and damage to their bodies. While participating in these activities is (in most cases) healthy for you, it’s important to recognize that you need another level of care in order to stay healthy and maintain that health.

Sports rehabilitation offers various forms of natural and safe therapies for those dealing with musculoskeletal pain and injury. Working with our sports chiropractor, Dr. Donahue, you’ll receive a level of support not typical of all chiropractors. Dr. Donahue studied Athletic Training in college and is an active participant in sports himself, making him fully aware of the body’s need to quickly recover, restore, and remain injury-free.

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Some of the sports rehab patients we work with include patients with:

- - Sore or aching muscles
  - Sprains and strains
  - Runner’s knee
  - Shin splints
  - Golfer’s elbow and tennis elbow
  - Motion and flexibility loss
  - Back, shoulder, hip, and neck pain

The causes of these injuries may include:

- - Muscle and joint overuse
  - Repetitive use
  - Improper warmups and cool-downs
  - Forceful impacts, falls, or blows
  - Muscle fatigue
  - And more

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If you lead an active lifestyle, we’re here for you in every part of your athletic journey:

- - Runners
  - Soccer players
  - Softball players
  - Swimmers
  - Park-walker
  - Triathletes
  - Cyclists
  - Yogis
  - Weekend warriors
  - High school and college athletes
  - Everyday active people

Nothing kills the competitive drive more than dealing with an injury. Let us help you keep your body fully functioning and strong. Whether you’re a serious competitor or want to walk your dog in comfort, our chiropractic solutions are designed for you.

Wherever you are in relationship to your athletic goals, our St. Louis sports chiropractic clinic has the skill set and firsthand knowledge to get you where you want to be faster, smarter, and safer.

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Visiting a chiropractor for sports rehabilitation

Sports rehab is vital to the body’s active and healthy recovery process. Our St. Louis sports chiropractor works with various kinds of athletes who utilize the methods we offer as an effective and efficient means of care.

Our team provides specific exercises, stretches, movement patterns, and therapeutic interventions to maintain fitness, protect the body against injury, reduce pain, restore balance, and ensure overall wellness.

Because we know the value of an active body, we understand what it means to achieve comfort so we can meet our goals. Getting the body to function at its peak is no small feat, but if you’re ready to put in the work, we’re determined to get you there. Sports rehab aims to work out all the kinks and stay proactive, promoting a strong body, mind, and spirit.

Sports rehabilitation can help with:

- - Golfer’s elbow
  - Tennis elbow
  - Low back pain
  - Neck pain
  - Knee pain
  - Shoulder pain
  - IT Band Syndrome

The solutions we provide will help you move better and feel better so you can perform at your best.

Benefits of sports rehabilitation

Every athlete is different, each requiring their own level of preparation, healing, proactive care, rest, and therapies. To ensure you’re getting exactly what you need, it’s essential to work with a team that knows and understands you, your abilities, and your goals.

Our sports chiropractor is relied upon by numerous athletes who are looking to be the kind of athlete they’ve always wanted to be. Dr. Donahue knows when to push through, when to challenge, when to relax, and what services to help with each one of these steps.

No matter where your ability lies, sports rehab is designed to gently guide and support you. It enhances your performance, helps you maintain good health and a strong body, and it nurtures comfort, as it keeps reinjury at bay.

We don’t want you to rely on pain medication that may cause further damage, and we don’t want your injury to worsen or get more painful.

Our treatments are hands-on, organic, and reliable, offering several benefits, including:

- - Preventative and proactive care
  - Pain relief
  - Relaxation
  - Flexibility
  - Strength
  - Mental clarity and focus
  - Improved sleep quality
  - And more

We’d love to help you reach your goals. Book with us today, and let’s get started!

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All levels of active patients welcome

We’ll always nurture your relationship with an active lifestyle; we support you whatever that lifestyle looks like. Our St. Louis sports chiropractic clinic is invested in you, your health, and your complete wellbeing.

Dr. Donahue will find a sports rehab plan for anyone from walkers to Peloton users to weekend exercisers to full-on CrossFitters, sports team participants (everyone from frisbee golfers to regular golfers), and everyone in between. If you’re looking to get healthy, be healthy, and stay healthy- we’re the place for you.

Let’s get your body in balance, highly efficient, and ready to support you in whatever your activity is.

Sports injury treatments

We often incorporate our sports rehab plans with chiropractic techniques for a sports-related injury.

ActiveSTL offers several sports-related chiropractic solutions to our sports and athletic patients.

We ensure that your unique goals and needs are considered and design wellness plans that encourage safe, effective results:

- - Chiropractic adjustments
  - Active Release Technique
  - RockTape: a tape that supports an injured area allowing the muscles to relax, helping restore mobility and flexibility
  - Dry needling
  - Wellness plans and goals outline
  - Rehab exercises and stretches

Our team pulls from various methods and services, each complementing the other, to find you the fastest, most responsible solutions for your personal wellness strategy.

Our process

Sports rehabilitation is encouraged for anyone who is active; that may not mean you’re competing in triathlons quarterly; it could mean that you walk to the train station or like taking the stairs rather than the elevator.

If you’re active (or would like to be more active), our chiropractic care can play a significant role in your body’s function, development, and performance.

When you come to see us, you’re greeted with a streamlined process:

- Tell us about your medical history
- Detail any pain points and tell us about your activities
- Let us know your goals
- We’ll provide a physical exam
- A detailed program will be designed specifically for you
- We’ll start getting you strong, balanced, and energized

If you’re wondering if sports rehab is right for you, just contact us and ask. If we can be of service, we’ll get started on a safe, natural, and healthy journey together. We’re ready if you are!

Some of Dr. Donahue’s certifications and qualifications include:

- - Active Release Technique (ART)
  - Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) certified
  - Functional Movement Screen (FMS) certified
  - Background in Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS)

I started running again after taking many years off, and began experiencing intermittent ankle pain and swelling. My running coach suggested chiropractic care, which seemed strange to me since I mostly just thought of them as neck and back doctors. After an exam, Dr. Brennan evaluated my ankle range of motion and determined an old break was causing my symptoms. After we completed my treatment plan, I haven’t experienced any pain or swelling since – even with increased mileage! He is attentive, listens, and makes sure to explain his thought process and treatment plan.

Recommend to friends and family all the time. He’s your guy!

-Melissa W. // St. Louis, MO